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Sifan HASSAN

Sifan HASSAN - Nederland - 10,000m crash metres from the finish.

Photo/Foto: George Herringshaw

Date: 19 August 2023

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    • DATE OF BIRTH
      Friday, 01 January 1993
    • PLACE OF BIRTH
      Nazreth in Ethiopia.
  • INTERNATIONAL
  • Nederland
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Sifan HASSAN - Nederland - 10,000m crash metres from the finish.

Sifan Hassan falls only yards from the finish of the women's 10,000 metres

under pressure from Gudaf Tsegay, the 2022 World 5,000m Champion.

She got back onto her feet to finish 11th. Tsegay won.  However seven days later she won

the silver medal in the 5,000 metres.

 

2023 World Athletics Championships.

women's 5,000m final.

 

1st place, gold medalist(s) Faith Kipyegon  Kenya (KEN) 14:53.88
2nd place, silver medalist(s) Sifan Hassan  Netherlands (NED) 14:54.11
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Beatrice Chebet  Kenya (KEN) 14:54.33
4 Margaret Chelimo Kipkemboi  Kenya (KEN) 14:56.62
5 Ejgayehu Taye  Ethiopia (ETH) 14:56.85
6 Medina Eisa  Ethiopia (ETH) 14:58.23
7 Freweyni Hailu  Ethiopia (ETH) 14:58.31
8 Nozomi Tanaka  Japan (JPN) 14:58.99